dallas stars Another day to play hockey won, as Joe Pavelski hit the overtime winner on the power play to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4, 3–2.
Facing a potential sweep on home ice and a third overtime game of this series, the Stars responded exactly the way the home crowd wanted to see as the Stars were given a power play just minutes into the overtime period.
golden nights Goaltender Adin Hill somehow managed to save a grade-A chance from Roop Hintze, but the Stars were able to recover the puck in the zone and sent it back over Miro Hiskanen.
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Jason Robertson #21 of the Dallas Stars celebrates a goal during the second period in game four of the Western Conference Finals of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights at American Airlines Center on May 25, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images)
That’s when he slid it over to Pavelski, who hit a one-timer over Hill’s left shoulder and the Dallas crowd went ballistic.
With the goal, Pavelski sent the series back to Vegas for Game 5, where the Golden Knights still had an opportunity to reach Stanley Cup Finals Their first came in their inaugural season – the second time in franchise history.
Dallas would not have been in this position, however, without the play of their young star, Jason Robertson.
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Vegas’ William Carlson found the back of the net first in the game after Reilly Smith found him on a cross-ice feed in the Stars’ zone. But the Stars weren’t leaving the first period without an answer.
It ended with Robertson finding his fifth goal of the playoffs on the power play, assisted by Heiskanen and Hintze. Robertson managed to get a rare triple-tip in front of the net, as he tossed the puck around Hill and managed to bat into the twine to tie the game.
Adin Hill #33 of the Vegas Golden Knights blocks a shot by Fredrik Olofsson #42 of the Dallas Stars during the third period in Game Four of the Western Conference Finals of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center on May 25, 2023 in Dallas . , Texas. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images)
But it wouldn’t be Robertson’s last goal for the Stars in this elimination game either.
After Jonathan Marchesault got the lead back for Vegas at 10:23 of the second period, Robertson once again got a puck off the end board and got his stick in front of Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez past goaltender . Aiden Hill wide of his crease.
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Robertson backhanded it into the net and the second period ended with the scoreboard deadlocked at two goals each.
The third period saw plenty of good chances for both squads, but neither could find the back of the net, especially in the final two minutes when things on the ice became extremely questionable.
Joe Pavelski #16 of the Dallas Stars with teammates after scoring the game winning goal in overtime to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Four of the Western Conference Finals of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center on May 25, 2023 Celebrated. Dallas, Texas. (Jeff Bottari / NHLI via Getty Images)
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Game 5 of the series will see the puck drop at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday in Las Vegas.